Chennai: BJP national secretary H Raja lashed out at M Thambidurai, AIADMK leader and Lok Sabha deputy speaker, for commenting against the party allying with BJP for the Lok Sabha elections.
Raja said Thambidurai was frustrated with the current government. He is not able to take decision on behalf of his party.
RSS’s S Gurumurthy had reportedly stated that AIADMK should ally with BJP in order to gain a foothold in the State. To this, Thambidurai had replied that Gurumurthy’s statement was ridiculous and there was no chance for AIADMK to ally with the BJP
Slamming Thambidurai’s words, Raja said, “He is not in a position to take decisions in the party. If he has a say, then we do not know why he continues to be the deputy speaker of Lok Sabha. His comments have been sounding like he is frustrated within the ruling AIADMK,” Raja said.
Recently during an interaction with BJP workers in Tamilnadu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had said the BJP cherished its old friends. He had said the BJP was open to alliances following the path of Atal Bihari Vajpayee who had successfully built coalitions respecting regional aspirations.